Proposed Compact Amendments — Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and Kalispel Tribe of Indians
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This presentation, titled Proposed Compact Amendments for Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and Kalispel Tribe of Indians, is for a Joint Legislative Hearing on November 1, 2023. It names Tina Griffin, Director, and Julie Lies, Tribal Liaison, of the Washington State Gambling Commission. It describes the compact approval process, in which the Commission has 45 days to hold a public hearing and the Legislature has 30 days to review and comment. For the Chehalis Reservation, it describes an electronic table games framework with wager limits of $500. Its summary of Kalispel compact changes lists updated wager limits, added problem gambling funding, updated funding for charitable contributions and extension of credit to qualified customers.
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Protect the public
by ensuring that gambling is
legal and honest.
Proposed Compact Amendments for
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Joint Legislative Hearing
November 1, 2023
Tina Griffin, Director, Washington State Gambling Commission
Julie Lies, Tribal Liaison, Washington State Gambling Commission
Commissioners
Chair Alicia Levy Vice Chair Julia Patterson
Bud Sizemore Sarah Lawson Anders Ibsen
Ex Officio Members
Senator Senator Representative Representative
Steve Conway Jeff Holy Shelley Kloba Skylar Rude
29th District 6th District 1st District 16th District
“Class III gaming activities shall
be lawful on Indian lands only if
such activities are located in a
State that permits such gaming
and are conducted in
conformance with a
tribal-state compact…”
1988: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Negotiation Topics
CASINO-STYLE GAMING ACTIVITIES
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JURISDICTION
FEES FOR STATE REGULATION
REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
STANDARDS OF OPERATION
1988: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
“The purpose of “The State must
this chapter is… negotiate in
to protect such good faith
gaming as a when a
means of compact or
generating amendment
tribal revenue.” is requested by
a tribe.”
“Protect the public by
ensuring that gambling is
legal and honest”
Our Mission
Public Protection
NO CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT
Interests
GAMING CONDUCTED FAIRLY,
HONESTLY
GAMING LIMITED TO AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES
MINIMIZE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT,
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Gaming Compact Approval Process
Compact
Compact Direction from
submitted to
negotiated by state policy
Commission,
WSGC director makers
Legislature
Commission has
45 days to:
1) Hold public
hearing;
Legislature has 30 Governor reviews
2) Forward Tribe forwards to
days to review and has final
amendment to Secretary of
and comment execution
Governor; or Interior
authority
3) Return to
director for
further
negotiation
Confederated
Tribes of the
Chehalis
Reservation
The Honorable Dustin Klatush, Chairman
Harry Chesnin, Lead Counsel
Jeff Warnke, Government Liaison
Chehalis Reservation
Electronic Table Games
Establishes a new framework for offering
electronic table games:
Does not allow “play against the machine”
Played consistent with traditional table game
Nine (9) ETG stations = 1 traditional table
Wager limits = $500
Played with an electronic wagering system
Joint TGA & SGA field testing
Problem & Responsible Gaming funding
WASHINGTON STATE GAMBLING COMMISSION 14
• The Kalispel Tribe was federally recognized in a 1914
Executive Order signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The
Executive Order also established a 4,600-acre reservation,
located adjacent to the Pend Oreille River in Northeastern
Washington. The land is mostly floodplain and steep, rocky
foothills.
• The ancestral lands of the Kalispel people were once over
four million acres and included Western Montana, Northern
Idaho, Eastern Washington, and British Columbia.
• Currently there are 486 enrolled members. 34% of the
membership is under the age of 18. Tribal elders (age 55+) are
the smallest demographic.
• Gaming revenues are used to fund essential government
services.
• Revenue from the Tribe’s two casinos has raised the
standard of living for all members. Significant investments
have been made to increase accessibility to education,
healthcare, housing, employment, and language
revitalization.
• The Tribe achieved their goal of providing a holistic
approach to health and well being when they opened the
Camas Center for Community Wellness in 2008. The
77,000 sq ft facility includes a medical and dental clinic, an
aquatic center, a gymnasium, and a state-of-the-art fitness
facility, a teen recreation room, computer lab, and
childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years.
• Camas Path is responsible for the Tribe’s education, health care,
and well-being programs.
• Mental and behavioral health are essential components of the
holistic approach to wellness.
• Access to mental and behavioral health services extends beyond
Tribal members and is available to employees and members of the
non-Native community.
• In addition to their own healthcare facilities the Tribe also
contributes to outside health and wellness organizations (YMCA,
Evergreen Problem Gambling).
Summary of Compact Changes
• Updates wager limits
• Adds problem gambling funding
• Updates funding for charitable
contributions
• Allows for extension of credit to
qualified customers
Electronic Table Games
Establishes a new framework for offering
electronic table games:
Does not allow “play against the machine”
Played consistent with traditional table game
Nine (9) ETG stations = 1 traditional table
Wager limits = $500
Played with an electronic wagering system
Joint TGA & SGA field testing
Problem & Responsible Gaming funding
TODAY COMMISSION MEETING
Hold required hearings VOTE:
Answer questions Forward to governor for
review & final execution
OR
Return to WSGC director
for further negotiation
Next Steps
Washington State Gambling
Commission hearing
Public November 16, 2023
Comment
Opportunities Email
compactcomments@wsgc.wa.gov
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